Aiken woman assaulted in her backyard

AIKEN, S.C.---The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a sexual assault this afternoon of a 35-year-old woman at a home in Summer Lakes subdivision, in Aiken, South Carolina.

As the victim painted a bath house beside a swimming pool in the backyard, the subject walked up behind the victim and grabbed her off the ladder. He dragged the victim into a room inside the bath house, where he sexually assaulted the victim with a broom handle. The subject then ran from the scene.

ACSO set up a perimeter, while the Aiken Bloodhound Tracking Team searched the immediate area. Aiken County Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this individual is asked to contact Investigator Charles Cain at the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office: (800) 922‑9709 or call Crimestoppers of the Midlands: (888) 559‑TIPS. Callers will remain anonymous and are eligible for a cash reward of between $50 and $1000.

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